In October 2021, there were 41 homes sold, with a median sale price of $95,000 - a 11.8% increase over the $85,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 35 homes sold in Sterling in October 2020.
The median sales tax in Sterling for the most recent year with available data, 2019, was $2,181, approximately 2.3% of the median home sale price for October 2021.
The following table compares Sterling to other Whiteside County cities in October 2021:
| City | Oct. 2021 Home Sales | Oct. 2020 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2021 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2020 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 6 | 5 | 20% | $169,250 | $142,000 | 19.2% |
| Prophetstown | 5 | 4 | 25% | $140,000 | $67,750 | 106.6% |
| Fulton | 12 | 12 | 0% | $132,450 | $105,125 | 26% |
| Morrison | 14 | 6 | 133.3% | $107,000 | $84,250 | 27% |
| Sterling | 41 | 35 | 17.1% | $95,000 | $85,000 | 11.8% |
| Como | 2 | 0 | - | $93,000 | $0 | - |
| Rock Falls | 27 | 17 | 58.8% | $88,500 | $72,500 | 22.1% |
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